UDHAMPUR, Aug 25: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, a team of officials from Legal Metrology Udhampur conducted a series of surprise raids at various trade establishments of Udhampur, and other adjoining towns.
Various trades such as karyana store, hardware, poultry, Medical equipment stores, ration depots, LPG outlets etc were extensively inspected and defaulters booked on the spot.
Most of the traders were found using violating packaged commodity rules whereas pre-packaged commodity mandatorily require the declaration of Rate, date of packing, net content, consumer care number etc.
A sum of Rs 25000 was realized as fine from the erring traders. Meanwhile the team warned the traders not to indulge in any kind of anti-consumer practices and use only verified and stamped Weighing and Measuring instruments and ensure exact quantity of commodity to the consumers for which they are paying from their hard earned pocket.
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